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Accesssing Former One Care backups

I've made the switch from One Care to MSE. Is there a way that I can continue to use, or add to, the old One Care backups currently residing on my external drive...?? My old One Care circle was made up...

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one care in gone and I need to open zipped files?

I have removed One Care from my computer.  Then my mb went south.  I need to unzip and get to my backed up files on a usb drive where One care put them.  How do I proceed?

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Restored PC with generic Vista Install- issues with Windows Live OneCare to...

I've recently had a complete reinstall of Windows Vista 32 bit, to fix a 'crashed' PC.  I believe I could categorize my questions mostly to, I want Microsoft Excel and Word back.1.  How can I...

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Cannot restore all backup files

I recently installed a new hard drive and upgraded to Windows 7.  Then, I ran the Windows Live OneCare Restore Tool to retrieve files from an external drive.  There are 2 folders in the Backup folder...

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backing up my windows live mail emails

Steve, thanks for answering my question.  Can you explain or tell me where I can go to get instructions for how to use use the export function?  I can't seem to find it anywhere in live.

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Windows 7 restore onecare back up files doesn't work

Unfortunately I installed Windows 7 not knowing that my backed up files can't be restored with onecare. I found the restore files program to download from Onecare but it didn't work. It estimates the...

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how can i use my back up if System Problem

how can i use Windows Back UP, which i save in Separate hard disk, I m using Windows One care, is thre any possiblity that in future my system crash!

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Windows Live one Care ended. Won't allow me to continue to back up

Now that my Live One care is ended, it will no longer allow me to backup files.  I use an Iomega Prestige ext hd.  Also XP SP 3.  When I try to use the backup utility in xp, the options don't show my...

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OneCare Backup File Retrieval Problem Since Service Discontinued

Recently discontinued service at microSoft request.  Now using Norton 360 which uninstalled OneCare. I cannot open backup files from OneCare backups.  How are these bakup files now managed without...

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Computer is gone but I have some old LOC backups on another machine

A.  I was a LOC subscriber and I backed up my XP machine until my subscription ended. My computer was stolen and I just discovered the backups on another machine in my LAN (XP Home). I do not know if...

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One Care Restore Tool - Unable to Restore From External Drive

Earlier this year, I lost both my PC Drive and Backup Drive.  Finally able to find someone able to recover my back up data (backed up via OneCare) and saved to external drive.  I am attempting to run a...

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restarting backup

Is it possible to re-start a back-up that was cancelled?

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Cannot delete old back up files/folders

When I had Windows Live One Care, it backed up my files to an external hard drive.  I have not had the WLOC for some time and I now want to delete all of those old back up files but it will not let me....

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Cannot Delete Backup from External Hard Drive Even After Going through the Steps

I've tried changing the security settings, both through the interface and through cmd, as well as sharing the folder, trying to delete it on other computers, using the administrators setting, etc., but...

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Deleting backup

I have an external harddrive which i have used with a previous computer that had Windows Live OneCare.I want to clear the Windows Live OneCare files as they take up 70GB of my Harddrive space, and i no...

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How to get back my favorites in my windows 7

Your solution tells how to restore Favorites in XP...what about Windows 7 ?

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Restore problem

I am trying to restore backup file from external hard drive to Windows 7 pc.  Restore tool does not recognize hard drive.  I copied Windows Live Backup file to pc hard drive and added network address...

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OneCare Server keeps resetting not allowing download

I am trying to restore a computer I backed up with one care.However everytime I try to download either Onecare or the OneCare restore the microsoft server keeps resetting so I can't download!Is there a...

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Restoring Backed Up Files after Live OneCare is Discontinued

I backed up my data files using Live OneCare before it was discontinued in 2010.  I want to restore some of the files.  I downloaded and installed the Live OneCare restore utility from the Microsoft...

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OneCare Delete a backup set folder from an external hard disk in XP my added...

 I have added my notes to the OneCare instruction. For me there was a missing step. I hope this helps. Good luck!Undate 07-08-08I am running Windows XP Professional SP3 on this system. NOT home...

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